Tobe Hooper

Before becoming a filmmaker, Tobe Hooper, a native of Austin, Texas, spent the 1960s as a college professor and documentary cameraman. In 1974, he organized a small cast that was made up of college teachers and students, and then he and Kim Henkel made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). This film changed the horror film industry. Hooper based it... See full bio »

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[on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake] It didn't have the context of the times but it was effective in its own way - in particular the scene where the group of friends approach the house and all you see is Jessica Biel's ass. I loved that. See more
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